Post three election wins, Rahul no longer a ‘Pappu’: Farooq
Kolkata: National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah Friday said Congress president Rahul Gandhi is no longer a “Pappu” and has proved his mettle as a leader by winning elections in three Hindi heartland states. Speaking at an event here, he also questioned the need for the BJP’s proposed RathYatra in West Bengal and wondered whether the […]
Pak Army chief confirms death sentence of 14 militants
Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief General QamarJavedBajwa on Friday confirmed the death sentence of 14 “hardcore terrorists”, who were involved in attacks on the armed forces and other law enforcement agencies and killing of innocent civilians. Special military courts, set up after the Peshawar school attack of December 2014 for speedy trial of militants, awarded the […]
‘Delhi Police to soon charge Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid in sedition case’
New Delhi: The Delhi Police is in the process of finalizing its charge sheet in the sedition case against former JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar and other activists, including Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, police sources said. Kumar, Khalid and Bhattacharya were arrested in 2016 on charges of sedition for allegedly organising an event in […]
China denies NYT report on building military jets in Pakistan under CPEC
Beijing: China on Friday dismissed as untrue a US media report that alleged that it has hatched a secret plan to build fighter jets and other military hardware in Pakistan as part of the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. The CPEC, which connects Gwadar Port in Balochistan with China’s Xinjiang province, is […]
Swaraj, Chinese FM hold talks under new framework
New Delhi: In yet another step towards improving ties, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi Friday held extensive talks under a newly established framework and agreed on “ten pillars” of cooperation to enhance cultural and people-to-people exchanges. Wang, who arrived here early Friday morning, said he had a “very successful” […]
Rafale deal should not go ‘unchallenged’: Chidambaram
Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Friday said the Rs 60,000 crore worth Rafale deal should not go “unchallenged” after the Supreme Court expressed its limitations to examine it because of its jurisdictional limits. He alleged the Centre deliberately misled the court and later accused it of “misinterpreting” the note. “The government is also giving […]
Hospital fire: Baby girl succumbs to injuries, death toll now 11
Mumbai: The Mumbai hospital fire claimed its eleventh victim on Friday as a week-old baby girl succumbed to her injuries in the early hours, a civic official said. According to the official, eight other injured were in a critical condition. “A week-old baby girl, Lalita, succumbed to her smoke inhalation injuries around 12.20 am today […]
List of all 22 accused acquitted in Sohrabuddin case
Mumbai: Here is a list of the 22 persons acquitted by a special CBI court in the alleged fake encounter killings of Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife Kausar Bi and his aide Tulsi Prajapati. Abdul Rehman: Was then police inspector in Rajasthan and, according to CBI, was part of the team which abducted Shaikh and Kausar […]
NDTV signs over Rs 300-cr deal with Taboola
New Delhi: Media firm NDTV group’s digital arm NDTV Convergence Friday said it has signed a five-year deal worth over Rs 300 crore with content recommendations engine Taboola. “The five-year deal ties NDTV Convergence exclusively to Taboola and involves a minimum guarantee of more than Rs 300 crore for NDTV Convergence, making it one of […]
NASA’s InSight Lander places first instrument on Mars
Washington: NASA’s InSight lander has deployed its first instrument onto the surface of Mars, completing a major mission milestone that will allow scientists to peer into the Martian interior by studying ground motion — also known as marsquakes, the US space agency said. New images from the lander show the seismometer on the ground, its […]